Crime Rate in Hatch Lane & Highams Park North, ward

Hatch Lane & Highams Park North has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 22 wards in Waltham Forest district and the 3634th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 120th lowest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Hatch Lane & Highams Park North in the last 12 months was 64.6 per 1,000 residents and was 40.5% lower than the Waltham Forest district average (108.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Hatch Lane & Highams Park North’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 242 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 4 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -26.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 318 (≈ 23.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Hatch Lane & Highams Park North ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Wilton Place, with 67 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Beechwood Drive (24 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.